How to pronounce “landlord”
Say “landlord” in 2 beats
landlord
/ˈlændˌlɔɹd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /landlɔːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- landlændstress
- lordlɔɹd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlændˌlɔɹd/
- IPA (British)
- /landlɔːd/
- Respelling
- LAND-lawrd
- Syllables
- 2 — LAND-lord
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LAND-lord. “land” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlændˌlɔɹd/
/landlɔːd/
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What “landlord” means
- noun
a landowner who leases to others
Say it in a sentence
“Our landlord repaired the boiler within a day of being told.”“landlord”, answered
How do you pronounce “landlord”?
“landlord” is pronounced /ˈlændˌlɔɹd/ (LAND-lawrd) in American English and /landlɔːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “land”. Build it as LAND-lord, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “landlord” have?
2: land · lord. The beat lands on the first, “land”.
Is “landlord” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlændˌlɔɹd/ (LAND-lawrd); British English says /landlɔːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “landlord” mean?
As a noun: a landowner who leases to others For example: “Our landlord repaired the boiler within a day of being told.”
Where is the stress in “landlord”?
Stress the first syllable: LAND-lord. “land” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “landlord” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.